As Australia approaches a federal election both major parties are
competing based almost exclusively on policies either of cutting taxes
in some form or giving money away in some other form. Is there no
other mechanism of directing society? Surely there must be.

In my other world of software development, this ‘just give money
away’ approach is known informally
as Econ
101 Management; as in it follows an economic model informed by
only an introductory understanding of macro-economics.

I’d like to hope that our elected leaders knew a little more. Now
please go away and demonstrate that.